Old Models on Manuf Websites

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Mon 8 Oct 2007 09:56
Old Models on Manuf Websites - Falkirk Bairn
It is said that for every new carsold there are 4/5 2nd hand cars sold.

I realsie that HJs site has a car-by-car breakdown for cars stretching back 15 years but it is not the same as Manf Car Sites.

Look up most manufacturer sites and you will see the 2007 models have been updated with the 2008 specs/models. Would it not be useful if they had a archive of older models.

e.g. Subaru in the US have lists of the specs of models going back quite a few years - it allows access to information that could be lost - there certainly would not be car brochures availabale for models that were out of production.

The cost?

Minimal as all that is required is to archive information that exists.
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Mon 8 Oct 2007 10:19
Old Models on Manuf Websites - Ruperts Trooper
Some manufacturers already do this to some extent.

Vauxhall provide access to sales brochures, which contain technical specifications equivalent to their web data for 2008 models, back to about 2003 on

www.vmproductforum.co.uk
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Mon 8 Oct 2007 16:18
Old Models on Manuf Websites - NARU
I agree - and the older manuals should also be available as PDFs for download - so people have no excuse for not running the correct tyre pressures etc.

Look at this website for an exemplary service (Isabella make upmarket awnings for caravans, but you'll find assembly instructions for all models back to 1990).

www.isabella.net/uk/service/instructions/index.html
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Mon 8 Oct 2007 16:38
Old Models on Manuf Websites - jase1
Could always use something like www.archive.org to get old copies of manufacturer websites.

Not always ideal but the data might be there.
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